October 1-10, 2024
I'm having a blast, and hope you'll come blasting with me! You're invited to anything and everything on this page.
• Please RSVP by the day before.
• All events are 'Dutch treat'.
• Please remember the basics of Doug.
• And don't forget the standing invitations!
Lake Union Park
860 Terry Avenue North, South Lake Union
Tuesday, October 1 or Wednesday, October 2
This park is where several historic ships dock, including the Virginia V, one of the original ferries that sailed Puget Sound a century ago, now available for walking tours and occasional sailings.
Also docked here are the retired fireship Duwamish, the 1889 tugboat Arthur Foss, and the 1911 fishing schooner Tordenskjold.
Bring a piss-pot, as the only public restroom is inside the Museum of History and Industry. The museum is at the same address, but I'm not at all confident they'll let you in to pee.
Henry Art Gallery on the UW campus
15th Avenue @ 41st Street NorthEast
Thursday, October 3
There's enough on display for at least two hours wandering, maybe longer, and when it's time to sit and rest, there's a 'Sky Space' exhibit that turns a small view of the open air above into a permanent art exhibit.
Admission is free on the first Thursday of every month, so it's no coincidence that I'm going on the first Thursday.
No backpacks allowed.
What Is a Chief? at King Street Station
303 South Jackson Street, International District Thursday, October 3
I'm going because everything I know about Natives I learned from John Wayne, who's perhaps not the most fair and accurate source on the subject.
Admission is free, but events like this are notorious for uncomfortable chairs, so I'd advise bringing a seat cushion.
Breakfast at Little Pat's
First and third Friday of every month
13611 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien
Friday, October 4
Central District Art Walk
Starts at Midtown Square
2301 East Union Street, Central District
Friday, October 4
This is a self-guided walking tour. The event organizers have a map (above), with a list of eleven artsy locations. Several locations are restaurants, so I'll probably eat at one.
I expect to walk a mile or maybe two before my feet rebel and lead me to a bus ride home.
Afraid of Figs at Club Sur
2901 1st Avenue South, Sodo
Saturday, October 5
Yes, it's the 10th anniversary reunion concert by Seattle's legendary Afraid of Figs, plus opening act Spence Hood. Be there or be square — or be both, like me.
Advance tickets: $15. At the door, $20.
Abruptio at Grand Illusion
1403 NE 50th Street, University District
Sunday, October 6
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Tickets: $12. Seniors: $9. Masks required. Get into the spirit of Halloween!
Be warned: This theater is up a long flight of stairs (gets longer every time I go), and there's no elevator/escalator option.
Walking tour of Belltown
Monday, October 7
(I meant to take this walk a few weeks ago, but then came bunions.)
Belltown is a kinda cool neighborhood just north of downtown, and my intent is to loosely follow the walking path suggested by HistoryLink.
Being lazy and not all that fond of walking, I'll skip some sights I'm
already familiar with, and cheat and hop a bus for some of it. Expect to walk a mile and a half, max.
A new post goes up on Douggles.com
Tuesday, October 8 — and every Tuesday
Bookmark it!
Read it!
Print it, frame it, and hang it on the wall!
Water Taxi
Colman Dock: 801 Alaskan Way, Downtown
Tuesday, October 8
"Water
taxi" is a weird and wrong name for this, because it's not at all a
taxi. It's a boat ride, crossing the Sound between downtown Seattle and
an obscure corner of West Seattle, about hourly.
Tickets: $5.75 (each way).
Seniors: $2.50 (each way).
No cars, walk-ons only. The trip takes about fifteen minutes, and it's scenic and groovy, and as soon as we get to West Seattle we're sailing back, probably destined for lunch at Ivar's.
Mendelssohn & Piazzolla
at Downtown Seattle Public Library
Wednesday, October 9
It's free music, a trio of piano, violin, and cello playing classical. Lasts about an hour, and it's free. No mosh pit.
Seattle Pinball Museum
508 Maynard Avenue South, International District
Thursday, October 10
Here's
a museum of vintage but working pinball machines — basically an
old-fashioned pinball arcade, with machines dating back to the 1960s.
Admission:
$23. Seniors: $20. Includes unlimited pinball play, at no additional
charge. Also in-and-out privileges, so we can go to lunch and come back
and play more pinball.
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